Fog: Revolutionizing Fansubbing

Main components of the project:

Timed Text Version System
(TTVS)
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Tracks changes and dependencies in scripts and related tasks.
Written primarily in C.
Can export/import other script formats using the script library.
Communication between client/server via telnet or SSH.

ThinFog:
web interface
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Simple way for translators and editors to work on a script.
Written primarily in PHP.
Interfaces with TTVS.

XML Script Master:
script format and effect language
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Supports all major features and can be extended to support others.
Based on XML.

Binary Script Master:
binary script format and effect language
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format the normal script can be converted to that is designed with 2 main attributes: small space usage and the ability to seek to a time quickly.
This would usually be what one would interlace into an OGM or Matroska container for softsubs.

Bitmap Video Overlay:
prerendered subtitle format
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Prerendered subtitles that can be turned on or off.
This will be a seperate subtitle stream in the video file with some PNG-based video. (Note: May not be needed due to QuickFog plans)

MixedFog:
script library
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Interfaces to many script formats, though primarily the ones designed for the project.
This library allows the developer to modify or read details about the script and load/save them to any supported format.
It will be used by all script-aware applications (incl the codec).

OpaqueFog:
script codec
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Overlays the script on video.
Primarily written in C.

OpaqueMPlayer:
MPlayer codec for scripts
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Interfaces to the standard script codec to overlay subtitles on video while playing in MPlayer.

QuickFog
script prerendering
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Prerenders all or a portion of a script to an animation. This can be used for various things, from prerendering a line of text (and still rendering effects during playback), prerendering an individual effect that cannot be managed in real time, or prerendering the entire script for playback on a low-processor or fontless device.

DenseFog:
scripting application
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Provides video and audio interfaces for timers and translators.
Uses the script codec to allow for the user to preview the script.
Interfaces with TTVS.
Primarily written in C++.
Uses either TrollTech's Qt toolkit or GTK (undecided).

LightFog:
production application
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Provides many functions for production from
adding a script to a container
to
burning it into a video and recompressing it.